Short Synopsis: Before people get the chance to leave, Masako wanders off on her own.Good: Mai! Finally! Urado; Finally we have an episode with an actual good combination of light and heavy scenes.Bad: Why wasn’t Masako slaughtered immediately like all other victims?Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10

Ah, I’ve been waiting for this. Finally Mai has to be strong, in order to save Masako, who displays a weaker side of hers during this episode. Okay, she had to be saved in the end, but this was a good step in the right direction. I’m really hoping that similar situations will appear in the next episode and the final arc. All that’s left now is add an addictive pacing like in the fifth episode, and I’ll be really happy. :)

And dear god, Urado. He probably was the scariest ghost on Ghost Hunt yet, bathing in the blood of his tens, maybe hundreds of victims. I have no idea how the blood remained fresh after all these years, but the way he looked even beat the evil mother of the second arc. But why the heck didn’t he kill Masako as soon as he kidnapped her? After all, all the other victims were killed as soon as Urado transported them.

The next episode will probably serve as a final chance to flesh out the characters, while the final arc is probably meant to reveal the secret Naru, Masako and Lin share. We already know that Professor Davis is Naru’s father, but there’s more to this than just that. And please let John and Matsuzaki have at least sort of an important role. They’ve been really useless up till now.

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But why the heck didn’t he kill Masako as soon as he kidnapped her? After all, all the other victims were killed as soon as Urado transported them.
You are assuming that Urado killed his victims immediately after transportation. However, that was never mentioned in the story if I recall correctly. The fact is that we don’t know how long the persons were kept as prisoners before they were killed. The only thing we know regarding their time of death is that when Lin asked Naru what date he should use as Suzuki’s death date for the summoning, Naru said to use the day after her disappearance. That suggests Naru suspects that Suzuki was not killed immediately after her disappearance but was kept as a prisoner for a while before her murder.

That was unbelievably good…. I’m getting kinda sad that there is only 1 arc left…. we need way more of this…. 2 or 3 seasons would be fine… I am pro Mai all the way, but jealous Masako is darned cute too…

LKK: the reason why I assumed that the victims were killed immediately was because of Suzuki’s ghost, and how she didn’t even realize she was dead. Because of that, I figured that she didn’t even realize that she was transported, but now I see that that doesn’t sound right.

Ghost hunt is really awesome anime..it strongly needs at least season 2..Does any one know if they’ll end it in 26 episodes only..coz I think the manga is far way from that>>it’s about 9 volumes in japan (and it still continues)..It required to have a season 2 for sure >_

Seems to me that Masako wasn’t slaughtered immediately because Urado was bathing in the other victims’ blood. Masako was probably brought there by Urado’s two henchmen to be used for the next round of blood-bathing.

The next story arc will complete the existing manga series; all 9 volumes will have been animated. A new volume in the manga series (volume 10) is due to be released at the end of April. This information was just recently announced.

This episode sent chills up my spine. I so wish there were more episodes because it would give the series a chance to do stuff like this again. Anyways I enjoyed it was a shame that they had to abandon the case. I just wish Ghost Hunt was this good always.

But aren’t the novels still ongoing? Does the mangaka intend to only do the first novel and not the others? In which case, it does make sense to not do a second arc for the series.
But the animators, dropped the filler episode, which makes me wonder why they’d do it, if they are anyways going to wrap up the show. I’m speculating, it could mean a second series – but that’s just the optimist in me talking.
It;s very good news about the manga though. I hope the novels are continued as manga, because although it isnt from Mai’s POV anymore, the characters do come again together for more cases. I read somewhere, a triangle ensues as well, and I cant wait for that! =D

Wait, so in the newer volumes, then the POV shifts away from Mai? It that’s the case, than I’m interested in seeing a continuation. It’ll probably take a long while for it to arrive, though, if it’s going to arrive in the first place.

Okay, here’s the situation for the novels & the manga. After the current anime story arc ends, there are two more cases in the novel series that have not converted into manga. Each case requires 2 books to complete. So that means there are 2 investigations spanning 4 books.

The next case is written in the first person from Mai’s point of view. This is the case where most of the answers regarding the mysteries of Naru are revealed. The second case is written from the traditional third person point of view. Because it’s such a change from the first 7 cases, it’s thought of as a second novel set. (Remember, it takes 2 books to solve this case.)

The last novel was released in 1994. It’s possible that the novelist will continue the series. But as time passes, the likelihood grows smaller.

Also this morning, I learned that volume 10 of the manga has been pulled from the publisher’s release schedule. I don’t know any details as to why it was removed.

Ah, thanks for clarifying. If the last update we got from the novels are from 1994, it’s indeed unlikely for a second season to come, if all it has is two books. The only hope for this series then is some kind of OVA, which discusses the final two books. I’m not sure whether the creators are going to do this, though. After all, both Fruits Basket and xxxHolic had enough material left for more airtime, but both of them stopped after their 24th/26th episode.

it seems that the author who wrote the origonal novel is going back to “finish a story she wrote years ago

Quote from wiki – The author has been quoted as saying that she is currently working on a girl’s horror story that she began years ago (she stopped writing “Ghost Hunt,” the novels, in 1994).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Hunt

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AidanAK47

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:34 PM)

Hmmm, my current laptop doesn’t have anything major wrong with it and can last a few months. Like you said it might be good to wait.
Know any good site that will help me keep an eye on things on new laptop affairs? Or else just let me know if a impressive beast comes out.

AidanAK47

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:31 PM)

I was aware that this thing might be heavy but weight isn’t really an issue. Nor is using it around other people as I had no intention of doing so. I need the portabilty in order to keep it on hand when going to and from my parents and my house. Highly doubt I would need it in a place with a lot of people. Chances are I would just chat with people instead or play a DS.
I figured it would be outdated by years end. Really I just need a laptop that will last me a good few years.

Raggers

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:28 PM)

I really need to go now but I can look at this stuff in more detail later. Just be aware that 2015/2016 will see some major changes to hardware and software – DX12 will need next-gen cards for full support most likely, VR will mean they are optimised for low-latency…
There is a lot of new stuff coming, and you will miss out if you buy now.

Raggers

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:24 PM)

I don’t know how long your current solution will last, but I expect there to be serious developments in the next product cycle or two. GPUs will (finally) shrink to the next node, bringing huge power savings and boosting performance significantly. Skylake will come out with some very interesting features, and 3D memory should be highly beneficial for performance.

Raggers

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:20 PM)

Price isn’t really a concern with your budget, but a TOTL gaming laptop has major compromises. I don’t really feel comfortable helping unless you are aware of this – you will unlikely be able to use it in any circumstances where there are other people nearby unless they are all using headphones, you’ll need headphones, and it’ll be very bulky and heavy.

AidanAK47

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:16 PM)

Pretty much anything on steam.

AidanAK47

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:16 PM)

Well go ahead, if price was not a factor what should I go for?

Raggers

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:15 PM)

What kind of games are we talking about?

Raggers

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:15 PM)

Oh, ninja’d.

AidanAK47

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:14 PM)

About 2700 euro is the highest I can go at the moment. Though if I wait another month I can go beyond 3000.

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